Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-09
I'm GENERAL.

J.. Henry Stickney Of Baltimore hhs de-
clined the presidencyof the Pilgrim Society,
10 which he was elected at the annual meet
ing last Monday in Plymouth, Mass.
Charles B. parcells, manager OF the Hall
Safe and Lock Company, at Ban Francisco,
for nearly rs years, is defaulter for S6U,-
600, chiefly lost In mining stock specula-
tions.
A train on tho New York a New Haven
railroad Friday ran Into q number OF
Italian laborers, near Mnmaroneck, killing
one OF them and severely inluring two
others.
MADAME JanRusohek has begun suit In
the Ijnited States Court OF Providence
against Henry Bull, Jr., OF Newport, Tor
"a, 600 damages for injuries sustained by
falling down stairs at defendant's hotel.
William A. Kelly has brought suit In the
United States circuit court at New YORK
against the Pennsylvania haiiroad ass oom; a,
panv for &26,000 damages for the loss OF
his leg, which was cut OF at the dry-doek
In Jersey Oity.
Ohlef Nevlns, for 20 years connected with
the fire department OF Brooklyn, N. H., has
been indicted for grand larceny In obtain
ing, under false pretenoes, $3,620 rom
Henry W. Pope, representingi the Citi2ens
Electric Light Company.
4 Robert Gravatt, 45 years Of age, is In jail
At Steelville No., to answer for an outrage
which he has confessed he perpetTated ol,
wednesday last near Keyesvllle, Crawford
county, upon Mrs. Lucinda Ball, widow
and formerly his brothers wife.
At Clarendon, Ark yesterday. John
Hinton. colored, made IN ineffectnal efIorl
to assault Mrs. ]. M. Parks, the aunt ol
Sheriff Robinson OF Monroe county. he
aroke her collar bono. Hinton was arrested
nnd Iailed, bnt 1t is generally believed thnl
ho will be hanged by mob.
All the hotel keepers In Council BluiI4
Iowa, have been summoned 10 snow WHY
inIunetIons should not be granted ngains
than and an tho owners OF property where
saloons are still running are being erIesleo
nnd niaoed under bonds OF $700 each 10 ap
pear IN the district court for contempt.
or the sG4, ,034. So subscribed to the Logan
fmnd George e. Lemon, the treasurer, ma
collected and paid over TO Mrs. Logan, the
widow, S63, ,034.35. Ono George ". i MURRAY i
OF Montreal, Canada, SUBSCRIBER ei,ovo, o., on
saent was refused and tho draft protested
yohn s. Goodman, aged 10 years, was ar
sastod Yesterday at New York for stealing
"a nm from the Butteriek Publishing Uom
nas,v' Hs carried the mail OF the company
to t6e post-office eaeh day, md 1t was hii
custom to steal any letters oontalnlnt
money or cheques. The money WIS speh
In gambling.
TDe Rhode Island senate yesterday par
doned Charles O. Brockaway, one OIL tn'
most noted forgers In the country. he wa
senteneed In October, 1880, Tor hVe yeasts y
and Ia 1885 entered upon furtner lerni ~. y
three wears, Pardon WINS grAnteu IN Viof
Of his long imprisonment and good DO
havior. Moh,,a 4
ohio have drawn the color line In the *
curgIon rates to the meeting OF the hnlgn.
Of Labor In Mobile, August Sth. The tcke.
secure the privilege to partlcuimnL oi.,S, ,o,
ahuttinn out the great crowds. ING wi.ii
this IS done Is by stamping ths tiekets @ ~
orad. 40 that none but citizens OF the AIIiea ~
raoe viii be able to avail themselves Oh III
rate. 49, ,,onio In th
cafhedral at Chihuahua, Mexico, Weonet
tay week, show that three ehildren ,.i..St hnu w
women were killed, and 80 persons lnlut1e y,
The building is absolutely nrePtool, ~ ~
nly ln.iammable materials being sonio ae, II. y.
Rcts OF the altar, and the exlts ate alnPi' nap ,
me OF the witnesses assert t,.t .no .a,sar, av5s
was caused by the stupiuisy n VI sonn so,oi1
iioemen who closed the ooors 's eoo-
vheard cries from inside. -
taiexram from Hartford, Conn, Wy
4 two car loads OF Texas ponies Wnlc Wnu
I'd been shipped from Texas 70 ,,. oasso,
snnaylyania. and which had been Wronl
llv tyanahIpped to Bangor, Mainet Wei
,si1aded III Hartford Friday.
aaratnod that they had been ~ Gays
cars without food. Several OF Y
ASmaIa were dead when the cars We
tsned and those that were alive VIZ
a terribly emaciated eondiuon'
yer was with them.